How did the African locust cross the Red Sea to Iran and India?

According to the latest ** report, countless locusts have wreaked havoc in Africa with impunity, and then flew over the Red Sea to Iran, Pakistan and India, thousands of kilometers away, where the locusts have been raging for many days in swarms and all the way to Asia. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the population of these locusts is increasing exponentially. In the past year and a half, it has soared 64 million times and can grow again 5 million times after the rainy season.

According to the United Nations, the number of these locusts has exceeded 100 billion, devouring the food of 34 million people in a single day, the fear is that the locusts are still growing rapidly, and the damage to crops is still intensifying, which is alarming, the whole world is shrouded in the shadow of numerous locusts, the Indian state of Rajasthan is in a hurry, and the country has sent an urgent request to Indian Prime Minister Modi to show that the country is under a serious attack by locusts, and if these locusts do not stop in time, India will face a national catastrophe.

We all know that locusts have excellent flying abilities, and when a locust plague occurs, the swarms of locusts are very powerful, and almost no grass grows everywhere, and the locust plague is indeed one of the biggest disasters in agricultural production. In recent days, the locust plague from East Africa has become more and more severe, and large numbers of locusts can reach hundreds of square kilometers and spread eastward from East Africa, flying over the Red Sea and directly reaching Iran in West Asia and India in South Asia, causing large areas of crops in many countries along the way to be affected.

The Red Sea is located between northeastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia, it belongs to the continental sea of the Indian Ocean, it is long and narrow, northwest and southeast, nearly 2,000 kilometers long, and the Mandab Strait at the southern end is the narrowest part of the Red Sea, only more than 30 kilometers wide, and locusts can easily fly over this distance. According to the monitoring of the relevant agencies, the locusts that flew out of East Africa did fly through the Mandal Strait in the Red Sea.

The question of how the African locusts crossed the Red Sea to reach Iran and India is explained here today.

The locusts flew every day, destroying crops, eating crops, using crops as food, and slowly reaching as far away as Iran and India.

The Red Sea is located between northeastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia, and the Mandab Strait in the southern part is only more than 30 kilometers wide.

Because they are very reproductive, although they are vulnerable, and they are light in weight, they can travel far away with the wind.

They fly in windy and food-driven paths, and the lack of grass in their path has seriously harmed crops. It has caused huge losses to the farmers, and they are reproducing quite quickly.

The Red Sea belongs to the intercontinental sea of the Indian Ocean, which is long and narrow in shape, trending northwest and southeast, and is nearly 2,000 kilometers long, and the narrowest point at the southern end is only more than 30 kilometers in the Mandab Strait, which is completely capable of flying for locusts.

The narrowest part of the Red Sea is also 30 kilometers, how did the locusts fly to Arabia?

Locusts are the oldest migratory pests in the world, while desert locusts are one of the most destructive. The number of locusts per square kilometer can reach 40 million, they can fly 150 kilometers a day, and they can eat the food of 10,000 people in a day.

This year is the Year of the African Locust, and it is said that at least 400 billion locusts have crossed Arabia from Africa to India and Pakistan, and it can be said that they are approaching our borders.

In Chinese history, locust plagues, floods and droughts are known as the three major natural disasters. Where the locusts passed, the sky and the sun were covered, not a single inch of grass was left, the land was thousands of miles away, and the rations of the common people were devoured!

In 1927, the locust plague that swept across the North China Plain like a hurricane was an example, according to an old man who worked as a train driver on the Jiaoji Railway: That year, locusts lay on the railway, accumulating like hills, blocking the way of the train, and the traffic of the Jiaoji Railway was interrupted for 72 hours.

Isn't it scary, you say?

Thankfully, with the Himalayas in the way, African locusts can't get through here. But there are still two places that need to be taken care of, one is the south: if the locusts enter Southeast Asia, the southern part of our country will be dangerous, for example, Yunnan has a record of African desert locust damage.

Fortunately, there is a tropical rainforest in the way, which is not conducive to locusts laying eggs, so the harm will be reduced.

The other way is the west: if the locusts enter West Asia, they can enter China's Xinjiang. You know, this is a locust plague-prone area, so you need to be careful. Fortunately, the African locusts did not take this line this time.

There is no longer a possibility of locusts flying from Africa to China, because when they flew over India, they had already been wiped out by the Indians, and it is not known whether the next locust outbreak will come to China.

Locusts don't fly from Africa to China, because the distance between the two continents is still relatively long, and the locusts follow the crops. If you want to talk about locusts introduced into China, I will definitely shovel the eggs into the agricultural products, and then the Chinese agricultural products from there will bring their eggs with them.

There is a high probability that locusts can adapt to extremely harsh natural conditions, as long as there is food**, they will continue to multiply and move forward, and large numbers of locusts are unstoppable.

Mr. Huang's words are from Africa to China, which is an unrealistic question, because if Huang Chang is going to pass through China, he will cross Mount Everest. The temperature cache above is unbearable, the locusts have to pass through that point, all of them are frozen to death, and the other one, it is unrealistic for it to pass through the desert, and they will also die of thirst, so it is unrealistic and impossible for locusts to fly from Africa to China.

Locusts don't come to China from Africa. From such a long distance, how can he not be here, he may be able to fly to a moment, and finally be able to fly for a while, but it is absolutely impossible to fly from Africa to our Asia, oh impossible.

No, the locust god cycle is very short, the distance from Africa to China is too far, and because of the obstruction of the Himalayas, it will take too much time to come over, so there is no need to worry.

At present, Africa has sent 300,000 ducks to Africa to rescue Africa, so it is impossible for the imperial city of Africa to come to China.

As for the locusts, it is very difficult for them to enter China from Africa, because we have the towering Himalayas blocking them, and it is difficult for them to pass through the cold peaks.

Locusts do not fly from Africa to China. Because China is separated by the Himalayas, African locusts cannot fly over the Himalayas, the roof of the world. So the African locusts have no chance to fly to China at all.

Don't believe that there is no such possibility, in case a tornado sweeps them over, another wave of large cold air, it is also possible. It's just that they came too far from Africa to China, and this is a big tornado, and basically the entire Middle East or Southeast Asia is all over. In addition, we have experience in managing the environment, and when he comes here to buy it, he will either be eaten or eaten by chickens, and it is useless for him to come, so there is no need to worry about this.

This will be more difficult, because the distance is indeed relatively long, and the locust should have its own local life and survival, so it will be more suitable for growing and growing its population there, and it is unlikely to migrate on a large scale.

It sounds horrifying, but it's unlikely when you think about it, because there are high Himalayas as a barrier, so locusts will have to travel long distances and detours, which is even more difficult.

Will locusts fly from Africa to us in China? I am not afraid if I go to China, because China has already taken precautions, and every time she comes, there are certain measures waiting for him, so China still has a strong strength to deal with these disasters.

No, because there is a natural barrier to the west of our country - the Himalayas, and locusts cannot cross this mountain range.

The locusts in Africa are indeed very serious, but I don't think they will fly to China, on the one hand, because of the long distance, and on the other hand, because they fly here, and China should have a way to control them.

Locusts will not come to China from the African side, because China will definitely take measures to come up with countermeasures to stop the locusts from flying in before they come to China.

In East African countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia and Somalia, where large amounts of crops have been eaten by locust plagues, local food** is not enough to meet the needs of the growing locust population. As a result, the previously collected locusts were divided into branches and moved in different directions. They continued to adjust their itinerary according to the temperature, humidity and amount of food during the flight, some moving towards the east coast and others towards the Red Sea in the northeast.

Upon reaching the Red Sea, the routes of these locusts diverged again.

Some moved northeastward along the Red Sea, near the land edge of Africa, and did not cross the Red Sea to reach the eastern coast of Sudan. Some branches cross the Mande Strait to reach Yemen. Upon arrival in Yemen, the locust swarms feed and breed during their journey.

The population is not decreasing, but more than before flying over the Red Sea. Here, again, the migration of locusts diverges. The Alapai Peninsula is bordered by the Sijaz ASIR Plateau in the west and the Sijaz Mountains in the south, which is about 3,000 meters above sea level and has higher terrain.

The flight limit of locusts is generally around 300 meters, and it is difficult to fly higher.

As a result, blocked by plateaus and high mountains, some locusts moved northwest along the narrow low plains between the ASIR plateau and the Red Sea, now migrating to the western end of the Nefod Desert in Saudi Arabia. Other swarms of more capable locusts flew along the narrow plains of southern Yemen and Oman near the Arabian Sea, and finally managed to cross the Gulf of Oman to reach Iran, Pakistan and India.

Judging from the flight altitude and living habits of locusts, due to the obstruction of the Elbols and Kopeter mountains in the southwest of Iran and the Suleiman mountains in the east, the locusts in Iran have a limited range of movement and can only stay in the low plains area connecting the Gulf of Oman in the southeast. Locusts flying to Pakistan and India are also unlikely to continue, as the Suleiman Mountains are bounded to the west, the Himalayas to the north, and the Indian desert and Malwa Plateau to the east. It is estimated that they will only be able to stay in the Indo River Plain in the border region of Pakistan and India, let alone influence China.

Because the membranous wings of locusts are relatively hard, which provides power for long-term flight migration, and in the process of flight, locusts generally reproduce while eating, so the number of locusts is relatively large, and they have leaped over many places, such as Iran, Pakistan, India, and many areas of East Africa have been eaten by locusts, and these insects have no way to get food**.

Blocked by plateaus and mountains, some locust swarms moved northwestwards along the narrow low plains between the Hijaz-Asir Plateau and the Red Sea, and are now moving to the western end of the Nafud Desert in Saudi Arabia. Other swarms of more capable locusts flew along the narrow plains of Yemen and southern Oman near the Arabian Sea, before successfully crossing the Gulf of Oman and reaching Iran, Pakistan and India.

Located between northeastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula is the Red Sea, which is 350 kilometers wide at its widest point and only 30 kilometers at its narrowest point at the southern tip of the Mandab Strait. Locusts are flight heroes, they can fly up to 150 kilometers a day, and the longest time can be 9 hours in a row. If the wind is driving, then it is a very simple matter for the locusts to fly over the Red Sea to reach the Arabian Peninsula.

Don't underestimate the flying ability of locusts, although it looks small, but the flight speed is very fast, when flying in a large area, it can fly dozens of kilometers per hour with the help of wind, and it can naturally fly over the Red Sea and reach the Arab region.

The locusts fly over the Red Sea to reach the Arab region, relying on their own flight ability, the locusts can fly more than 160 kilometers in a day. Second, locusts can fly farther with the help of the wind, and even more can fly up to 1,000 kilometers a day with the help of the wind.

Locusts can fly up to 150 kilometers in an hour, so as long as they work hard, they will definitely be able to fly to remote areas, and they will also have some food reserves in the air.

No, Africa is very far away from China, and China has a natural predator of locusts, so don't worry about insect pests.

No. Because the environment in southeastern China is not suitable for locust breeding, and the relatively high altitude of China is not conducive to their migration.